When Did Pink Daylilies Become New?
They’re pink! And there’s a variety to match every shade in the color chart. Many garden writers still speak of daylilies “in so-called red shades.” However, if they haven’t seen
Flowering
Primroses Deliver A Broad Range Of Color
Today the polyantha primrose is the best known, most permanent, and even-tempered of the primula tribe. Our present-day strains have resulted from crossing the common English primrose, Primula acaulis, with
What Are The Daylilies Dusky Sirens?
How should one use the dark daylilies—dusky sirens of the daylily family? Yellow and orange daylilies are supreme for landscaping large areas. But in the small home garden, a dark
The Lily Quiz Was Fun
The hundreds of letters that came in answer to “The Beginning Gardener” lily quiz in the March issue were almost overwhelming. More than 1,100 answers (from all 50 states except
Grow Delphiniums From Cuttings Insure Your Best Plants
How many have had a gorgeous delphinium bloom take first prize, and maybe “Best Spike in the Show,” and have prided themselves that they had a beautiful plant only to
What Is The Cinderella Plant?
You wouldn’t expect such tropical-looking foliage from an inexpensive seed packet labeled “castor bean.” But this budget-wise plant can’t be beaten for quick foundation plantings to banish the bare look
Why Are These Plants Seldom Seen Annuals?
Each summer for over a dozen years, I have grown one or more seldom-seen annuals in my central Missouri farm garden. These adventures with seeds have been little work and
Tips On Hybridizing Gladiolus
You certainly can be someone other than an expert in genetics. However, the experience will teach you many practical things about combining the characteristics of two different parents. Two white
Daylily Surprises – Plantlets Known As Proliferations
Gardens can be full of surprises. A plant that sulked along for months suddenly feels at home and covers itself with glory. Bulbs poke through the soil far from where
The Buller Amaryllis Hybrids
A new race of hybrid amaryllis has come upon the American scene. Named for its originator, it is called the Buller strain, after the late Arthur C. Buller (1874-1959) of